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Transport — Agent wire protocols

# ANP (Agent Network Protocol)

Wire formats between agents, hosts, and tool servers. Decentralized agent web — DID-based identity, capability description, and peer-to-peer messaging with no central directory. [agent-network-protocol.com ↗](https://agent-network-protocol.com/)

Catalog entry: [Agent Network Protocol](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/anp)

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## Who speaks it

-   01[agent communication platforms](https://www.agentlist.io/categories/agent-communication)

BY

## Vendors (1)

-   [Community / OSS](https://www.agentlist.io/ai/community)

MATRIX

## Agents on this wire (1)

[Agent Network Protocol Community / OSS · agent-communication api · local/cloud · Open protocol (free)](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/anp)

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## Transport table

| Agent | Vendor | Category |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agent Network ProtocolAgent Network Protocol (ANP) is an open spec for a decentralized web of agents — DID-based identity, capability description, and peer-to-peer agent messaging without a central directory. | Community / OSS | agent-communication |

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## More agent wire protocols

-   [A2A (Agent2Agent)](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/a2a)
-   [ACP](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/acp)
-   [AG-UI](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/ag-ui)
-   [AGNTCY / SLIM](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/agntcy-slim)
-   [AITP](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/aitp)
-   [MCP (Model Context Protocol)](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/mcp)

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